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Apple’s second season with the Giants could not have been any worse. If it wasn’t poor play on the field, the questionable behavior that eventually landed him a suspension from the team definitely opened up a lot of eyes as far as Apple’s character, which isn’t viewed as a positive currently.

Yet, Apple has at least one supporter in his corner in his former Ohio State teammate and current New Orleans Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore, who is fresh off winning the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Award this past week.

Lattimore says he still keeps in contact with Apple and expects better things from him in 2018.

“That’s my guy. I’ve been talking to him. We don’t really talk about football too much. We try to stay away from that. He’s good.”

New Giants general manager Dave Gettleman did say that he was giving Apple a clean slate for next season, as was new head coach Pat Shurmur. But that clean slate doesn’t mean Apple is guaranteed a roster spot for the 2018 season.

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Because of the suspension at the end of last season, it voided the guaranteed money owed to Apple in his rookie deal and it would save the Giants around $4.3 million if they decided to cut ties with their former first round pick of the 2016 NFL Draft.

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